Using E-Exercise Bases in Mathematics: Case Studies at University

Claire Cazes (1) , Ghislaine Gueudet (2) , Magali Hersant (3) , Fabrice Vandebrouck (1)

1 DIDIREM (EA_1547) - Équipe de Recherche en Didactique des Mathématiques
2 CREAD - Centre de Recherche sur l'Education, les apprentissages et la didactique
3 CREN - Centre de recherche en éducation de Nantes

E-Exercise Bases (EEB) are now used in the teaching of mathematics, especially at university. We discuss here the consequences of their use on the students' activity during computer lab sessions. Results stem from observations of several teaching designs organised in different French universities with three e-exercise bases. The analysis focuses on new tasks and on specific solving strategies, which appear using these resources. Moreover, specific didactic contract clauses are studied.

Keywords: analysis of tasks; didactic analysis; didactic contract; E-exercise base; milieu; students' activity; undergraduate mathematics

Domains: Education; History and Overview [math.HO]

Claire Cazes, Ghislaine Gueudet, Magali Hersant, Fabrice Vandebrouck. Using E-Exercise Bases in Mathematics: Case Studies at University. International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, 2006, 11 (3), pp.327-350. ⟨10.1007/s10758-006-0005-8⟩. ⟨hal-00459841⟩